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H2805

Sigma-Aldrich

1-Heptanol

98%

Synonym(s):

Heptyl alcohol

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)6OH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
116.20
Beilstein:
1731686
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

vapor pressure

0.5 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Quality Level

Assay

98%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

662 °F

refractive index

n20/D 1.424 (lit.)

bp

176 °C (lit.)

mp

−36 °C (lit.)

density

0.822 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

CCCCCCCO

InChI

1S/C7H16O/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8/h8H,2-7H2,1H3

InChI key

BBMCTIGTTCKYKF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

1-Heptanol can be used:
  • As a co-solvent in binary and ternary systems to estimate the liquid-liquid interaction parameters.
  • In the synthesis of heptyl oleate ester from oleic acid.
  • As a reducing agent in the synthesis of copper nanoparticles via hydroxyl ion-assisted alcohol reduction of copper salts in the presence of oleylamine.

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Hazard Statements

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

168.8 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

76 °C - closed cup

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Liquid- liquid equilibria of the ternary system water+ acetic acid+ 1-heptanol
Aljimaz AS, et al.
Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 45(2), 301-303 (2000)
Screening and catalytic activity in organic synthesis of novel fungal and yeast lipases
Cardenas F, et al.
Journal of Molecular Catalysis. B, Enzymatic, 14(4-6), 111-123 (2001)
Copper nanoparticles synthesized by hydroxyl ion assisted alcohol reduction for conducting ink
Huaman JLC, et al.
Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21(20), 7062-7069 (2011)
Density and viscosity of binary mixtures of {1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium thiocyanate+ 1-heptanol, 1-octanol, 1-nonanol, or 1-decanol}
Domanska U and Krolikowska M
Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data, 55(9), 2994-3004 (2010)
Nannan Ye et al.
Lab on a chip, 11(6), 1096-1101 (2011-02-05)
Transport across gap junction channels (GJCs) between neighboring cells is critical to synchronizing cell's electrical and metabolic activities and maintaining cell homeostasis. Here we present a non-invasive microfluidic method to measure molecular diffusion across GJCs in multiple 1D cell arrays

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